Dementia

Include, but not limited to:

• Alzheimer's disease

• Vascular dementia

• Mixed dementia

• Dementia with Lewy bodies

• Frontotemporal dementia

• Posterior cortical atrophy

Include, but not limited to:

• Memory loss: especially for recent events

• Difficulty processing information

• Difficulty finding the right word

• Difficulty carrying out everyday tasks, e.g. shopping, banking

• Sleep disruption: disturbance in the sleep wake cycle

• Mood changes: anxiety, apathy, depression

• Hallucinations: seeing things that are not there

• Change in personality or behaviour

• Being confused about time or place

Delirium is a temporary, short-term state of confusion. It has a range of causes, most commonly infection (e.g. urinary or respiratory), drug side-effects or dehydration.

Delirium can occur alongside dementia and is treatable.

Depression is characterised by feelings of low mood which go on for a while.

Symptoms of depression can be similar to those of dementia, such as forgetfulness and having difficulty making decisions.

Depression can occur alongside dementia and is treatable.